Kaitiakitanga

Kaitiakitanga Program and Network
Te Whaiti Nui-a-Toi children
guard and share Whirinaki,
their culture, language and values

7.1.0 Project Details:

WEMZ - Whirinaki Ecological Management Zone (DOC)

The WEMZ core area consists of 1000 hectares of intensively managed podacarp forest nestled within the Whirinaki Forest Park. Since 2004 intensive pest management throughout this area targeting possums, rats, stoats and ferrets has seen an increase in bird and insect numbers.

The WEMZ logo was a student project at our School. The image used was this one by Kohu Kohiti

The entrance at the top of Fort Road opens up a magnificent world for visitors.

This is the start of the H tree track - graded to make it accessible for the elderly or people in wheelchairs

For the young and fit it is the start of the 18km mountainbike track in pristine rainforest

The H tree is one of the special attractions in this area. Very seldom do species like this join above the ground

Beneath the tall trees we find a magnificent forest floor full of the diversity of life

We see evidence of a great Totara tree taken in the past .. and natures way of replacing it with the new

Building and maintaining the track is done in ways that minimize damage. Nature helps us with its fungi recyclers. With our mycorestoration project we in Whirinaki are learning how we can use the forests invisible mycelium underground pipeline network to help save not just our forest, but also our world.

The whole area is is subject to intensive pest trapping, control and monitoring by DOC. Some of our community members are directly involved with this in the WENZ.

Many local people hunt deer, pigs for food and trap possums for their fur in the surrounding Whirinaki areas. This reduces migration into this the Ecological Zone.

Many native bird and other species again finding a new home here. See how our native species recovery projects in Whirinaki are helping their populations grow . See Kiwi, Robin, Kaka, Weka, Blue Duck, Falcon

Description:

This is a DOC run project

Outcomes expected:

Restoring an ecosysytem for future generations

Issues Register:

Progress Log

NOTICES AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

Our gift to you - download Free Whirinaki Matariki Wall Calendar

What Andree a sustainability writer discovered about Kaitiakitanga

Coming Easter 2010 Biomimicry Exploration - Norbert Hoeller, Auckland
David Bellamy - Moa's Ark revisited tour Whirinaki 25 4-10 Oct 09
The Maori Youth Hikoi to Bioneers Conference, San Francisco 16 Oct 08
VIDEO "Redesigning our Future" - Youth Forum with Michael Braungart

Check out our school's Energy Monitoring / Weatherstation project
Our drama production, kapakaka and other creative initiatives
WEMZ - The Whirinaki Ecological Restoration Zone - a project with DOC

Ngati Whare Iwi Treaty Negotiations settlement underway
DOC partnerships information kiosk, Mangamate, Sanctuary(proposed)
Take a photo tour through our valley see restoration work needed
Ready to start - our Whirinaki Centre, Nursary and Recycling Projects
Our project to upgrade our water supply in Minginui Mar 07
Thanks TPK for facilitating Govt support for Minginui initiatives

Toxin Bioremediation Project started in Whakatane May 09
Celebrate what our friends at Hokianga Harbourcare are doing
Our Network's Mycorestoration Research Project - Fungi and mushroom
Our Lopez friends help Raglan with an affordable housing project

Thanks MfE for a big toxin cleanup on our millsites - July 07
Blocked - our Community Digital Strategy - Whirinaki Interactive 12/06
Prince Andrew adopts our Kiwi, Princess Beatrice on Mokoia Is Mar 07
Our network on the Kiwi Youth Voice learning journey to US. Mar 07
Our network at Youth Voice Digital Earth Summit on Sustainbility Aug 06
We welcomed Hunter Lovins 7-9 July 06, VIDEO view NZ tour resources
Thanks Waikato University for help with broadband 05
Thanks Housing Corp, house painting and marae restoration teams
Go Tramping in Whirinaki. See Kaka, Kiwi, Weka, Robin, Blueduck
Report Living Organisation workshops. Tipu Ake presented worldwide 05
Report Hikoi to Indigenous Knowledges Conf , Well, NZ. June 05
Thanks to UNITEC Architecture Students for help with town plans 04
Report on Sustainable Resources Conf, Colorado 04
Report on PMI Global Forum, Los Angeles Tipu Ake paper 04
Report on Sharing Indigenous Wisdom Conf, Wisconsin, June 04
Int and local visitors attend Tipu Ake Retreat March 04 See report
MPs Horomia and Mallard open our new merged area school Jan 04
Trip to Whaingaroa Env Gp Raglan, Jan04 learnings, VIDEO view